Lot 259 · European Art: 19th Century & Orientalist Art
Arnaut fumant
Jean-léon Gérome · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $395,116–$658,526
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — European Art: 19th Century & Orientalist Art , London · 12 December 2019
- Dimensions
- 13 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.5 x 25.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3658752
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3658752 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3658752
Jean-léon Gérome, Arnaut fumant. Christie's, 12 Dec 2019, lot 259. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3658752.
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Jean-léon Gérome, Arnaut fumant. Christie's, 12 Dec 2019, lot 259. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3658752.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-léon Gérome | Chef arnaute | $531,167 | Christie's, Nov 2020 | |
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| Jean-léon Gérome | Bethsabée | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
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| Jean-léon Gérome | A Veiled Beauty | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.